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Nature Extra: Pavan Sukhdev

Nature Extra: Pavan Sukhdev

from Nature Podcast on November 18, 2009
Duration: 755
We measure our economies in terms of trade, production and services - but one vital component is missing: the environment. Pavan Sukhdev is the study leader for a UN-run program on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity, and he wants to see these resources accounted for. Kerri Smith talks to him.
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Nature: 19 November 2009

Nature: 19 November 2009

from Nature Podcast on November 18, 2009
Duration: 2058
19 November: Why paleontologists should predict instead of just describe, how to factor environmental goods into the economy, the cultural context of Darwin's theories and a round-up of other highlights from Nature.
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NASA | COBE Satellite Marks 20th Anniversary

NASA | COBE Satellite Marks 20th Anniversary

from recent posts tagged telescope - blip.tv (beta) on November 18, 2009
Duration: 166
For more info: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/cobe_20th.html Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=283424434 Or get tweeted by NASA: http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard This COBE informational video was produced more than 20 years ago, before the satellite embarked on its mission to study the cosmic microwave background.
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Nature: 12 November 2009

Nature: 12 November 2009

from Nature Podcast on November 11, 2009
Duration: 1632
12 November: How a language gene behaves in humans and chimps, determining orbiting planets from a star's lithium levels, the run up to the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature.
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10 November, 2009 – This Week in Science

10 November, 2009 – This Week in Science

from This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast on November 10, 2009
Duration: 3732
Shocking Anti-Matter Finding, New Supernovaes, Faulkland Fox Family, A Phone Call, Altruistic Ants, Icy Antarctic Ecosystem, Life In The Lab, Prenatal Phonics, Synthetic Solutions, Feeding The Children, and Much More!
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Nature: 5 November 2009

Nature: 5 November 2009

from Nature Podcast on November 04, 2009
Duration: 1485
5 November: Scientists take a closer look at a star first spotted in 1680, how unrelated animals lend a helping hand, a 'Pleistocene Park' in the Netherlands, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature.
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Nature: 29 October 2009

Nature: 29 October 2009

from Nature Podcast on October 28, 2009
Duration: 1506
29 October: A new type of communication between brain cells is confirmed, a theory about how the Earth became watery, questioning whether the speed of light is constant, and a round-up of what's hot elsewhere in Nature.
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Tamara Davis

Tamara Davis

from Conversations with Richard Fidler on October 26, 2009
Duration: 3097
Tamara Davis is something of a science superhero, and she's in the search of dark energy.
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NASA | The Women of Astronomy

NASA | The Women of Astronomy

from recent posts tagged nasa - blip.tv (beta) on October 23, 2009
Duration: 171
To find out more visit www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/women_astronomy.html Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=283424434 Or get tweeted by NASA: http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard Space science research institutions have traditionally been populated by a strong male workforce, but this structure is rapidly changing. Today s workforce is much more diverse with individuals from various cultures and backgrounds, a higher percentage of women, and in many cases, up to six generations in the same workplace.
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Supersized Black Hole

Supersized Black Hole

from NOVA | PBS on September 22, 2008
Duration: 273
Astrophysicist Andrea Ghez of the University of California, Los Angeles describes her discovery of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. This podcast was produced by Susan K. Lewis and edited by David Levin. Interview by Susan K. Lewis. Music courtesy www.animalhospitalmusic.com. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Major funding for "Monster of the Milky Way" is provided by the National Science Foundation and by NASA's Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST). To learn more, visit www.pbs.org/nova/blackhole
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